Youth initiative projects are now grander than ever before
One of the areas of activity that has developed at the Tartu Youth Work Centre is supporting youth-initiated projects, which we briefly call NOA. These are projects initiated by young people aged 11-19, be it a party, a fair, a training session, a podcast, a creative work, or anything else, whose activities are aimed at the community or young people. The aim of the activity is to support young people in implementing their ideas and [...].
NEET youth-themed study visit to Finland
From February 9-13, director Margit Kink and Ilmatsalu Youth Centre manager Elen Hermanson went on a study visit to Tampere for the “Inspirational Study Visit – Services for youth in NEET situation in Finland”. During the week, they visited various institutions whose activities are aimed at NEET youth* and learned about different new methods used in youth work in Finland. During the study trip, it was observed that in Finland, systematic youth work is also done for young people aged 18+, [...]
Board Game Week at Tartu Youth Work Center
From January 16-20, a board game week was held at the Tartu Youth Work Center in cooperation with Brain Games. The aim of the board game week was to introduce various board games to young people, learn them together, and enable them to play new games in the youth room in the future. Over four days, different board games were played, and the week concluded with a board game tournament chosen by the young participants. During the week, games like UNO, Lama, Ligretto, Klask, Rummy, and also [...]
The city of Tartu recognized the most outstanding youth workers of 2022
Yesterday, January 17, an event recognizing contributors to Tartu's youth sector took place at the Alexela creative stage, where the past year's achievements were reviewed and the most notable ones were honored. Elen Hermanson, the head of the Ilmatsalu Youth Center of the Tartu Youth Work Center, was nominated as the Youth Worker of the Year. In 2022, Elen stood out as an extremely dedicated, conscientious, and development-oriented youth worker. She easily establishes good contact with young people both on the street and in the open youth room [...]
Lille Youth Centre's health tip: Is dessert really unhealthy?
There is a widespread misconception in society that dessert is unhealthy and is essentially a sugar bomb. Dessert usually refers to products soaked in processed ingredients, sugar, and fat, which are bought ready-made from stores. In such cases, the consumer cannot control what and how much goes into the dessert or how it is made. There is less of a habit of making dessert at home. However [...]
Board Game Week at Tartu Youth Work Center
This week, January 16-20, Tartu Youth Center is hosting a board game week. The event is organized in cooperation with Brain Games. The week runs from Monday to Friday, during which various board games will be played with young people. Games such as Carcassonne, Sushi Go, Klask, Lama, and others will be played, provided by Brain Games. On Thursday, Brain Games game leaders will visit three centers (Anne […]
The Tartu Youth Work Centre in Tartu Christmas City on January 4th.
During the first week of the year, our youth workers broke the routine in a fairytale glass house, in the magical Christmas city on Tartu Town Hall Square. Visitors who entered the house were offered various creative activities. For example, young people could design socks, t-shirts, and fabric bags; those who wished could draw, and those who wished could play board games. During the day, they met both older and younger visitors, as well as their parents, [...]
Street youth work specialists and practitioners gathered in Tartu.
Perhaps you have already heard us mention terms like MONO or mobile youth work or inviting youth work? This is quite likely, because in addition to open youth work, our focus for two years has been precisely inviting youth work, which is part of mobile youth work! The goal of inviting youth work is to introduce youth work opportunities to young people and to reach young people who would not otherwise come to the centers. […]
Including a sign language user in the team enriches the entire collective
Margit Kink, Director of the Tartu Youth Work Centre, shared experiences in the newspaper Tartu Postimees regarding the involvement of a sign language youth worker in the youth centre's activities. "The Tartu Youth Work Centre, a youth work institution, hired a sign language youth worker with the help of the Estonian Unemployment Insurance Fund. Margit Kink, the centre's director, states that the experience was enriching, increased the empathy of the entire team, and provided the experience that communicating with a sign language person should not be feared." Read more […]
Join the “Noorteaken” podcast team
Are you at least 13 years old? Are you interested in the world of podcasts? Are you looking for a new challenge? Then YOU are exactly who we are looking for! Specifically, the podcast "Noorteaken" operating under the Tartu Youth Work Center is looking for awesome young people for its team. It doesn't matter if you are interested in hosting, scriptwriting, editing, or social media marketing – we will definitely find an opportunity for you to work with the "Noorteaken" team according to your interests. To apply [...]